Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • AP enrollment exceeds N.J. average in some districts

    Not all students, however, choose to take the test BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer The School Report Cards for 2003-2004, which were recently released by the state Department of Education, show some very positive signs for several local Middlesex County districts when it comes to participation in high school Advanced Placement…

  • Area schools aim for improved HSPA scores

    11th-grade proficiency assessment measures math, language arts BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer As 11th- and 12th-graders throughout the state this week take the 2005 HSPA (High School Proficiency Assessment), school officials of even the highest scoring districts in Middlesex County are keeping their fingers crossed for improved scores, especially in mathematics,…

  • Educators must devote new attention to writing, critical thinking skills to prepare students for latest SAT

    Dr. Ralph Sloan Guest Column As high school students across the country prepare to take a new version of the SAT college entrance exam that includes a writing component requiring a handwritten essay, I am reminded of what my freshman English composition professor at Harvard quoted from the poet W.H. Auden, “How do I know…

  • If a town doesn’t surrender to builder, a judge will

    Your editorial cartoon (Sentinel, Feb. 10) depicting local township and/or borough officials saying, “We are committed to one-acre zoning … until a builder asks us to change it,” could have gone even further. The words “And if we don’t change it, some judge will,” could have been added. This represents the true version of how…

  • College-pursuit figures a reflection of the times

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Furthering students’ education after high school graduation has become increasingly important, as more and more jobs have upped the stakes for educational background in the hiring process. For local high schools, providing a challenging curriculum to make students more competitive has become a must. According to…

  • Obituaries

    Lillian Nocotra Forte Mrs. Forte, 88, of North Brunswick, died Feb. 24 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born in New York City, she resided in North Brunswick for the past 83 years. She was a timekeeper at E.R. Squibb, North Brunswick, for 17 years, retiring in 1980. She was a communicant of St.…

  • ‘Cut through’ traffic will spoil peace of area

    I feel compelled to write this letter as a 20-year resident of South Brunswick. Over the years, we have watched South Brunswick continue to increase its residential and commercial property areas. Thank you to the members of the government who created some open space areas for our children and ourselves. Our community is thriving and…

  • Call ‘Democratic cronies’ instead of lobbyists

    Our Township Council has just wasted $160,000 to hire a professional lobbying firm. This company will try to obtain government funds for widening Route 1 in South Brunswick. Let me see if I get this right. The Township Council is all Democrats. The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders is all Democrats. The governor is a…